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at 260 Park Avenue South 2006 = 2009

May. 8, 2009
The Manhattan loft #4-I at 260 Park Avenue South sold in March $2,000 lower than these sellers paid in July 2006.

30 days of actual Manhattan loft sales, from February 11

Mar. 7, 2009
Categorized in: Market Data - reports
For the 30 days prior to February 11, 2009 our inter-firm data base reported as Sold and Closed Manhattan "lofts" 13 resales and 21 developer/sponsor sales in new developments, compared to the 22 and 28 reported in January, and the 24 and 19 reported in D

(kinda) quick trip to closing, but a long trip off ask at 147 Waverly Place

Feb. 11, 2009
Categorized in: pricing analysis
velocity x magnitude = whiplash The speed at which the Wanna-Be-Seller adjusted the asking price for this Manhattan loft is remarkable, as is the magnitude: the $796,000 price reduction was a 40% "discount" off the asking price. Yowza. (How's that for p

a good time to go for pricing records, or are flippin' owners just pushing it?

Jan. 29, 2009
Categorized in: Market Trends
There's a pretty new listing in one of those veddy veddy architecturally significant new Manhattan loft developments that has me scratching my head. Then another one popped up in a less significant but still pretty new new development. Then yet another fl

nuggets from Q4 market reports / Halstead dribs + drabs

Jan. 7, 2009
Categorized in: Market Data - reports
So what does it mean? I infer that the strong data (overall Manhattan loft average price per foot; median sales prices in nabes other than Greenwich/East/West Village) is driven by new development sales, which -- of course -- were 'set' by contracts signe

quick work at 139 Reade Street / 11 weeks from list to artistic close

Dec. 30, 2008
How's this for a quick sale? The Manhattan loft #3B at 139 Reade Street came to market on September 28 at $2.875mm and found a contract within six weeks, then closed in another 4 weeks. In any market it could be considered quick work to bank your cash 11

bringing (a lot of) cash to closing / news from the top of the market at "Madison Square North"

Dec. 26, 2008
Categorized in: Psychology of the market
I realized when I did my post of 30 days of actual loft sales on December 18 that 15 East 26 Street (15 Madison Square North) was a very successful new Manhattan loft development, with many contracts signed quickly in 2006, some of which are just closing

it can be flipping hard / back story on NY Post Just Sold at 260 Park Avenue South

Mar. 26, 2008
The odyssey of #7B at 260 Park Avenue South is given public notice of a successful conclusion in this weekend's Just Sold section of the NY Post's Real Estate Section. As noted, it took 374 days for this new Manhattan loft to close at $3.45mm off the (mos

all around the town / 3 open houses at $2.55mm

Jan. 25, 2008
Categorized in: open houses
Here are three Sunday loft open houses at the same price in very different Manhattan neighborhoods, at sizes ranging from almost 2,400 sq ft to just over 1,600 sq ft, all with fairly deluxe finishes, all in new developments. One has a huge wrap terrace, o

81 White contract / far east Tribeca condo under $1,000/ft

Dec. 19, 2007
At “1,982 sq ft” and asking (most recently) $1.75mm, the Manhattan loft #3E at 81 White Street looks like a bargain for a condo in a “classic Tribeca prewar loft building that was completely renovated in 2005”, doesn’t it? Particularly with the

head scratching / penthouse at 6 East 1 St gets new price (as birthday present?)

Dec. 7, 2007
The Manhattan penthouse loft #5A at 6 East 1 Street is asking $6.9mm and $3,119/mo in a newly developed condo (Brick House Lofts), for “3,082 sq ft” of triplexed space with a huge terrace off the “middle” level and a roof terrace on top. I also kn

mad numbers as toy plans switch off Madison Square / 1107 Broadway to condo (again)

Nov. 8, 2007
Plans announced to (again) build Manhattan condominium lofts in a Toy Building on Broadway, just west of Madison Square Park.
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